Eric Stewart Marshall was born in 1897, he was educated at Cambridge University and studied medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London. After graduating in 1906, he joined the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-1909 (leader Ernest Henry Shackleton), as medical officer and cartographer with the shore party. Taking part in the sledging operations, he was one of the Southern Party, led by Shackleton that reached 88.38° south, some 180km from the South Pole. During the return journey, Marshall saved the lives of the party by struggling on to a food depot when the others were too exhausted to move. Between 1909-1911, he was medical officer on a British Expedition to New Guinea. He served with distinction in the First World War, later farming in Kenya. Retiring to the Isle of Wight, he died on 26 February 1963.
From the guide to the Eric Stewart Marshall collection, 1907-1953, (Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge)
